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PeaceNikki

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11. Do you know how many people in transportation are working thanks to Amazon?

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Thu Feb 5, 2015, 02:31 PM

Feb 2015

And their salary is about double that of a retail worker. In addition, the number of workers in the retail business is up significantly in the past year and continues to grow. So it’s hard to see how Amazon is putting a large amount of people out of work.

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Amazon one of largest US h1b employers [View all] ND-Dem Feb 2015 OP

If #26 on the list (Amazon) only asked for 342 H1b visas, it makes your complaints about those visas FSogol Feb 2015 #1

in 1/2 a year. they're the 26th-biggest user of h1bs in the US, and that was several years ago. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #5

Why do you post crap that's years old? MohRokTah Feb 2015 #6

here's some more recent. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #7

Oh noes! A company employing 154,100 asked for 342 H1b visas. FSogol Feb 2015 #8

That's their total workforce, overseas and in the US. And since most of their workforce = ND-Dem Feb 2015 #9

It is apparent you don't like Amazon corkhead Feb 2015 #2

just as its obvious that many here don't want to hear anything negative about them ND-Dem Feb 2015 #3

11:49 AM. Time to purchase more from Amazon! MohRokTah Feb 2015 #4

A now banned member of DU said this: FSogol Feb 2015 #13

Good post, labor issues are an important topic to me! Thanks! n/t prayin4rain Feb 2015 #10

Do you know how many people in transportation are working thanks to Amazon? PeaceNikki Feb 2015 #11

Heck, the USPS started delivering stuff for Amazon on Sundays. n/t FSogol Feb 2015 #12